Subscription Databases and E-books
- American Song
An historical music database that allows people to hear and feel the music from America's past. The database contains songs in a diverse range of genres by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, and cowboys. Included in the database are the songs of Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests, and more.
- Classical
Music Library
Stream classical music recordings to your home computer. Coverage includes music written from the earliest times to the present, including many contemporary composers. Repertoire ranges from vocal and choral music, to chamber, orchestral, solo instrumental, and opera.
- Contemporary
World Music
This streaming music database includes music from around the world including genres such as Balkanic jazz, fado, African film, Arab swing, Indian classical, flamenco, Bollywood, klezmer, zydeco, gospel, gagaku, worldbeat, and many more.
- Jazz Music Library
A collection of jazz music sound files including tracks from some prominent groups and artists. You'll find Chicago-style jazz, New Orleans jazz, 1920s jazz, big bands and solo piano jazz, boogie-woogie, ragtime, rhythm and blues, jazz blues, Bossa nova, acid jazz, free jazz, orchestral jazz, scat, smooth jazz, fusion, Latin jazz and more.
- OverDrive Digital Media Catalog
Download music to your computer or portable device through the OverDrive Digital Media Catalog.
- Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries
This streaming music database is a virtual encyclopedia of world music and aural traditions. The collection provides educators, students, and interested listeners with an online resource that supports the creation, continuity, and preservation of diverse musical forms.
Web sites Selected by Librarians
- UCSB Library - Subject & Course Guides – Music
Extensive musical links provided by the University of California Santa Barbara Arts Library including digital collections and online music databases and indexes.
- Teoria
This web site on music theory includes articles, reference, interactive exercises, and software. Also available in Spanish.
- MusicTheory.net
Includes introductory and intermediate music theory lessons, ear trainers, and books.
- Music Library & Listening Center
A collection of links to Web resources about the study of folk and primitive music arranged by categories by the University of Washington.
- AMG All Music Guide
Comprehensive database of recorded music, this site contains ratings and reviews of more than 400,000 record albums. Search by artist, album, song title, music style, and label. Find information on new releases, biographies of musicians, and discographies of both in and out-of-print titles.
- Karen's Reference Notebook - Arts and Entertainment: Music
Links to a selection of sites for music, including music charts, awards, and song lyrics.
- Music Collections
Online index to San Jose Public Library's extensive music holdings available in the Choral Music Collection, Magazine Music Collection, Sheet Music Collection, Songs/Songbooks Collection, and Stock Music Collection.
Local Music Resources
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